Trunk.



A. WNSHR TRUNK. AFPLIGATION FILED 00T. 26, 1911. l o l l 593629 Patented0st. 2?, 19M,

w .1. f QE Go oww@ ATTORNEYS that the bottom of the closure with itsdownwardly extending valance strip will swing clear of thev floor as itis opened.

To close the top opening of the wardrobe section, there is providedaclosure 29 horizontally hinged to the halftop 16 along the line of itscontact with the upper edge of the partition 12. From the free edges ofthis closure there project at right angles thereto valance strips 30,31, and 32 to overlap the upper edges respectively of the side 10, side15 and side closure 24.

Spring catches 22 secure the'free side edge of the closure 24 tothe'side 15 and the edge of the top closure to the overlapped top edgeof the side closure 24. A. lock 33 having its two members upon theadjacent edges of the top closure 29 and side closure 24 provides meansfor locking the wardrobe section.

It will now be apparent that the entire trunk stands upon one solidbottom and that either or both compartments can be opened without.lhaving to move the trunk' or either compartment; also that thechiffonier compartment may be opened, left open, shut again or leftentirely closed without regard to the condition of the wardrobecompartment; alsothat the wardrobe compartment can be opened, left open,shut again or left entirely closed without regard to the condition ofthe chiffonier compartment.

The chiffonier compartment may be provided with drawers o'r othercontainers 34 which may be readily withdrawn therefrom through the sideopening therein. It will befurther noticed that though the trunk has agreat area of openings, yet these openings and the xed trunk casing, theinternal partition and the closures are all so arranged and constructedas to give great strength and rigidity to the lentire trunk;particularly that the single internal partitionis so arranged as toleave only one opening in the chiii'onier compartmentfand that on itsnarrow side, and forms a brace centrally located in the trunk to stiffenit and particularly to form a solid back tying together both sides andthe bottom of the wardrobe compartment, and so bracing the sides andbottom from any spreading. This partition is secured at about the centerof the bottom and the side 10, it thereby gives those parts thestiffness of the material therein instead A inv.

'tenal partition affords the strength of its' of simply the stiffness ofthe cornerfasten- It will be further noted that this inangular contactwith the half-top 16 and the half-side 15 for the rigid and stronghinging of the closures 29 andl 17 respectively. This arrangementprevents any tendency of these closures to spring themselves or the partto which they are'P hinged, and adding strength to said closures and thewhole trunk as the edges of these closures oppo- Vsite their hingedgedges form' external corner edges of the trunk whenl closed.

Around the inside of the wardrobe compartment extends a U-shaped metalstrip 35 having its loop portion fastened to the parfront edges of thesides 10 and 15 and securely fastened thereto. This strip further strenthens the upper forward corners of the sldes 1'0 and 15 and its loopportion affords a secure anchora e for the bent in- .ner ends 36 of apair o? slideways 37 horizo tallyarranged and spaced a vshort distaillcelfrom either side of the wardrobe comvpartment and extending tothe frontor open side thereof. Just back from the outer end' of each of theseslideways 37 there is rigidly fastened a brace 38 which extendsdownwardly and outwardly in a diagonal direction to the adjacent side ofthe compartrnent to which it is rigidly secured. To the free end of eachof these slideways is perpendicularly hinged an extension slideway 39 bymeans of a deeply interlocking rulejoint formed from intermeshingprojections formed integral. with the slideway 37 and the extensionslideway 39, through which projections a joint pin 40 is inserted. Thejoint is adapted to stop the extension when ithas been swun straight outinto line with the fixed .sli ewayV as' shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and toallow the extension to be swung around horizontally to a positionentirely within the wardrobe compartment as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 3 and allow the side closure thereof to be closed. Over theseslidewaysfit and slide notched cross-pieces 41 to which are securedclotheshangers 42 of any Vdesired form allowing the clothes to be drawnoutfrom the wardrobe compartment and be suspended. upon the extensionslideways without the wardrobe compartment and where they can be easilyseen or removed. l

Upon the slideways is slidingly mounted a clothes retaining rack formedof uprights 43 and cross-pieces 44 and sliding clutches 45 adapted toallow the rack to be slid back and forth upon the slideways 37 and 39and to hold the rack in any position on said -slideways without anyfurther operation. Eachclutch 45 is of metal and has a strap right 43 ofthe rack and in its body portion h'as an opening of the shape andsubstantially the size ofthe slideways in cross-secstion and so that theclutch encircles the slideway on its upper and inner side ensideasplainly seen in Fig. `4. This arrangement prevents the rack from beingremoved from the slideways in any way except from the outer endsthereof. Theouter ends of the extension slideways are turned upwardly inthe shape of hooks 48 which prevent the tition 12 and its ends extendednearly to the portion 46 for securingit rmly to the uptirely and partlyon the outer and lower' cri ,hook 48.

ln operation the wardrobe closures 2A and 29 are opened, the extensionslideways swung out into extended position and the clothes retainingrack moved out onto the extension slideways by first pressing inwardlyupon the lower part of the rack. The rack may be then entirely removedfrom the slideways as heretofore described and the clothes hangers slidoff of the ends of the extension or the rack may be left at the outerend of the extensions and the'u clothes hangers slid lifted up takingt-hei extensions.

lVhat I claim as new and v Letters Patent is:

clothes up between the desire to secure opened consisting of a bottom,two adjacent sides, a perpendicular partition parallel to one of saidsides and secured to theothcr side and dividing said trunk into wardrobeand chionier compartments, a top for said chi'onier compartment leavingone narrow side open, a narrow side for the wardrobe. compartmentleaving the outer broad side and the top of said compartment open, a

closure for said broad side of the wardrobecompartment and closureshinged along the edge of the said central partition for said top openingof the wardrobe compartment and for the side opening of the chiffoniercompartment, said closure for said chiffonier compartment being adaptedwhen opened to fold back fiat against the narrow side of the wardrobecompartment.

2. A trunk adapted to stand on end when opened consisting of abottom,two adjacent sides, a perpendicular partition parallel to one of saidsides and secured to the other side and dividing said trunk intowardrobe and chiffonier compartments, a top for said chiffoniercompartment leaving one narrow side-of said compartment open, a narrowsi de for the wardrobe compartment leaving the outer broad side and thetop of said compartment open, a closure for said broad side of thewardrobe compartment, closures hinged along the edge of said centralpartition for said top opening of the wardrobe coinj'iartment and forthe side opening of the chilfonier compartment, said closure for saidchitfonier compartment being adapted when opened to fold back flatagainst the mii-row side of1 the wardrobe compartment, garment-hangersupports upon the permanails of said wardrobe compartment nent ucar theum thereof and. garment hangers out part way and then- 1. A trunkadapted to stand on end when removable through the top opening of saidwardrobe compartment when said top closure is open.

3. A trunk adapted to stand on end when opened consisting of a bottom,two adjacent sides, a perpendicular partition parallel to one of saidsides and secured to the other side and dividing said trunk intowardrobe and chi ti'onier compartments, a top for said chiffoniercompartment leaving one narrow side of said compartment open, a narrowside for the wardrobe compartment leaving the outer broad side and thetop of said compartment open, a laterally hinged closure 'for theopening of the wide side of said wardrobe compartment, a closure for thetop opening of the wardrobe compartment hinged along the top of saidcentral partition and having avalance strip overlapping the top edge ofthe aforesaid side closure and a closure for the narrow side opening ofsaid chiffonier compartment hinged along the edge of the said centralpartition, said closure for said chiflonier compartment being adaptedwhen open to fold. back flat against the narrow side of the wardrobecompartment.

4. A trunk adapted to stand on end when opened consisting of a bottom,two adjacent sides, a perpendicular partition parallel to one of saidsides and secured to the other side and dividing the said trunk intowardrobe and chiii'onier compartments, a top for said chifoniercompartment leaving one narrow side.of said compartment open, a narrowside for the wardrobe compartment leaving the outer broad side and thetop of said compartment open, a laterally hinged closure forthe openingof the wide side of said wardrobe compartment having valance stripsoverlapping adjacent parts at both sides and the bottom, a closure forsaid top opening of the wardrobe compartment .hinged along the top ofsaid central partition and having valance strips overlapping bothstationary sides and the top edge of the aforesaid side closure and aclosure for said narrow side opening of the hinged along the edge of thesaid central ,partition and having valance strips on its chifionierother sides overlapping adjacent parts` said closure for said chiioniercompartment being adapted when opened to fold back flatagainst thenarrow side of the wardrobe compartment.

In witness whereof l have affixed my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 18th day of October', 1911.

ALBERT W. VINSHIP.

Witnesses Himmler VVILLIAMs, JAMES H. MnRwiN.

